With the investigations technology and client data team being fully integrated into RPC’s white-collar crime practice, the ‘commercially minded’ team offers strong tech-related financial crime advice to a global client-base. The firm also demonstrates a growing presence in the financial trade sanctions arena, acting in the first case before the Commercial Court regarding the interpretation of Russian trade sanctions. The head, Sam Tate, is a ’walking encyclopedia’, routinely being instructed on political financial crime matters and negotiating DPAs with the SFO, whilst Adam Craggs has expertise in criminal tax proceedings. Davina Given focuses on sanctions and regulatory matters, and Jonathan Cary concentrates on finance disputes. Michelle Sloane is an expert on financial crime litigation, the ’unflappable’ senior associate Lucy Kerr covers all aspects of compliance and policy matters.
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‘This is the go-to firm for any high net worth individual or corporate experiencing difficulty with the Revenue. They have really high-quality lawyers who fight for the client. Alice Kemp is a brilliant young associate who has a huge legal brain and is an outstanding litigator.’
‘Adam Craggs is top lawyer in this field. He has particular expertise in seeing off HMRC investigations and preventing criminal prosecutions. He knows the ways and procedures of the Tax Tribunal inside out. he is also a very canny and strategic thinker. A former HMRC lawyer many years ago, he knows how the system works and how to see off the Revenue.’
‘Sam Tate is a walking encyclopedia about the law of corporate crime and leads a great team of enthusiastic and hardworking associates. They are fast but careful, good and responsive.’
‘The team is led by an excellent and highly approachable lawyer, Sam Tate. To me, that's its key strength. It has a wide variety of complementary experience amongst members from former senior in-house specialists to those who have previously worked at the SFO as well as members of the Bar. This blend results in wide expertise from investigations to and litigation to advisory work and risk assessments.’
‘I have particularly worked with Sam Tate who is hugely skilled, experienced and (disarmingly) intelligent. He has is able to apply deep experience from working in-house, from monitorships with businesses under DPA as well as from private practice. He makes solving problems appear easy, such is his communication ability, and he is affable and always a genuine pleasure to work with.’
‘A commercially minded team with strong leadership and a positive approach to dealing with issues. The team are excellent collaborators, meaning you do not suffer from "associate holiday syndrome". This is a tight team with a good breadth of skills who provide considerable bang for your buck.’
‘The type of work they do means clients are often making high stakes decisions on limited information, and the team bring a cool eye to what can be a pressure-cooker situation. No matter the complexity, Sam Tate will have seen the issue before and his in-house experience means he can cut to the nub of a problem with an eye to the need to bring stakeholders on the journey.'
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sam Tate